TMI

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   nouncolloquialuncountableinitialism

   Initialism of too much information. Said when someone shares private details you didn't want to hear.

   Stop, TMI! I don't want to hear about your stomach problems.

   He shared way too many details about his date, and everyone just said TMI.

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2. 2
   proper nouninitialism

   Initialism of Three Mile Island. A US nuclear power plant known for a serious accident in 1979.

   Our teacher showed a film about the accident at TMI.

   Many people learned about nuclear safety after the trouble at TMI.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Initialism of transmarginal inhibition. A brain reaction that shuts down responses when something becomes too intense.

   The textbook used TMI to explain why animals freeze under extreme stress.

   Our class studied TMI as a way the brain protects itself.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Initialism of trimethylindium. A chemical used to make certain electronic and lighting materials.

   The factory uses TMI to grow thin layers for LED screens.

   Workers handle TMI carefully because it reacts with air.

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   nouncountable or uncountableinitialism

   Initialism of trans-Mars injection. The engine burn that sends a spacecraft on its way to Mars.

   The rocket fired its engine for TMI right on schedule.

   After TMI, the probe began its long trip to Mars.

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   noununcountableinitialism

   Initialism of Temperature, Magenta/Green levels, and Intensity. A group of settings used to adjust the look of video.

   The editor tweaked the TMI settings to warm up the shot.

   She adjusted TMI until the skin tones looked right.

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